Country Chile Time zone CLT (UTC-4) Area 42,000 km² Team C.D. Cobreloa | Area code(s) 56 + 55 | |
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Communes CalamaOllagüeSan Pedro de Atacama Website www.gobernacionloa.gov.cl Points of interest Lasana, Pukará de Quitor, El Tatio, Tulor, Aucanquilcha Destinations | ||
San pedro de atacama el loa province antofagasta region chile south america
El Loa Province (Spanish: Provincia El Loa) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). It is named after the longest of rivers in Chile, the Loa River. The provincial capital is Calama.
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- San pedro de atacama el loa province antofagasta region chile south america
- Map of El Loa Antofagasta Region Chile
- Geography and demography
- Communes
- References
Map of El Loa, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Geography and demography
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 41,999.6 km2 (16,216 sq mi) and had a population of 142,686 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi). It is the sixth largest province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 14.9% (18,610 persons).
Communes
References
El Loa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA